Director, National Genome Center
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
Consultant Clinical Geneticist
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Al Jawhara Centre, Arabian Gulf University
Head of The Genetic Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex
Dr. Amani Al Hajeri is the Head of the Genetic Department at Salmanyia Medical Complex-Ministry of Health in Bahrain and the former Manager of the National Genome Project. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Al Jawhara Center, a consultant clinical geneticist and a consultant family physician. She had her BSc in Basic medical sciences with honors from the Arabian Gulf University and graduated as a medical doctor from the same university. She joined the Family residency program for 4 years and attained the Arab Board Certificate in Family and Community Medicine and the Irish Board in Family medicine. She later joined the genetics department at the Ministry of Health and completed a master degree in Medical Genetics (with honors) from the University of Glasgow/ UK.
Dr. Al Hajeri has more than 46 publications in local and international
peer reviewed journals. She is also a senior editor at Bahrain Medical Bulletin
and an expert reviewer in several
international medical journals. She has a special interest in evidence-based medicine,
rare diseases, and common complex genetic disorders. She is a member in several governmental committees and a member in many
professional societies and NGOs.
Director, National Genome Center
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
Consultant Clinical Geneticist
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Al Jawhara Centre, Arabian Gulf University
Head of The Genetic Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex
Dr. Amani Al Hajeri is the Head of the Genetic Department at Salmanyia Medical Complex-Ministry of Health in Bahrain and the former Manager of the National Genome Project. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Al Jawhara Center, a consultant clinical geneticist and a consultant family physician. She had her BSc in Basic medical sciences with honors from the Arabian Gulf University and graduated as a medical doctor from the same university. She joined the Family residency program for 4 years and attained the Arab Board Certificate in Family and Community Medicine and the Irish Board in Family medicine. She later joined the genetics department at the Ministry of Health and completed a master degree in Medical Genetics (with honors) from the University of Glasgow/ UK.
Dr. Al Hajeri has more than 46 publications in local and international
peer reviewed journals. She is also a senior editor at Bahrain Medical Bulletin
and an expert reviewer in several
international medical journals. She has a special interest in evidence-based medicine,
rare diseases, and common complex genetic disorders. She is a member in several governmental committees and a member in many
professional societies and NGOs.
Journal article
Germline variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA1/2) genes are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer. However, a significant number of cases are not linked to these two genes and additional high-, moderate- and low-penetrance genes have been identified in breast cancer. The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) allowed simultaneous sequencing of multiple cancer-susceptibility genes and prompted research in this field. So far, cancer-predisposition genes other than BRCA1/2 have not...
Journal article
BACKGROUND: Thalassemia is an inherited autosomal recessive blood disorder, caused by mutations in globin genes or their regulatory regions. This results in a reduced rate of synthesis of one of the globin chains that make up haemoglobin. In ß-thalassaemia major there is an underproduction of ß-globin chains combined with excess of free α-globin chains. The excess free α-globin chains precipitate in red blood cells, leading to their destruction (haemolysis) and ineffective erythropoiesis. The...